HEALING DISCONNECT ON CAMPUS |
During Black History Month, June Francis speaks on building a sense of community on campus and beyond. Francis holds many roles at SFU, including professor of marketing, co-chair of the Black Caucus and director of the Institute for the Black and African Diaspora Research and Engagement. Through her work, she hopes to provide space for those historically marginalized to be their authentic selves. |
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GETTING TO KNOW CHELENE KNIGHT |
Author and creative coach Chelene Knight shares the experience and expertise that she brings to this residency. Her focus is on enhancing the SFU community's ability to share their experiences and research with public audiences. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, February 28. Wear pink and take part in creating a university community where everyone can feel welcome, safe, accepted and appreciated. The SFU Bookstore & Spirit Shop are selling a pink shirt featuring an Indigenous design this year; proceeds will support crucial programs and initiatives against bullying and discrimination in Indigenous communities. |
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NAVIGATING THE TYRANNY OF EFFICIENCY |
February 29 | Hosted by SFU Public Square |
Decolonization is not a buzzword; it is an active, living practice in which Indigenous ways of existence are prioritized over the colonizers. Join Len Pierre as he discusses what it means to center cultural safety and outline its foundational tenets through an Indigenous world view. The tyranny of efficiency he refers to is the way in which institutions prioritize quick fixes over meaningful change, which leads to surface-level approaches and virtue signalling. |
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Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside. |
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